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militate

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mil·i·tate  (ml-tt)
intr.v. mil·i·tat·ed, mil·i·tat·ing, mil·i·tates
To have force or influence; bring about an effect or a change: "All these factors militated to a different targeting priority" (Tom Clancy). "The chaste banality of his prose . . . militates against the stories' becoming literature" (Anthony Burgess).
[Latin mlitre, mlitt-, to serve as a soldier, from mles, mlit-, soldier.]
militate [ˈmɪlɪˌteɪt]
vb
(intr; usually foll by against or for) (of facts, actions, etc.) to have influence or effect the evidence militated against his release
[from Latin mīlitātus, from mīlitāre to be a soldier]
militation  n
Usage: See at mitigate
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Verb1.militate - have force or influence; bring about an effect or change; "Politeness militated against this opinion being expressed"
act upon, influence, work - have and exert influence or effect; "The artist's work influenced the young painter"; "She worked on her friends to support the political candidate"
militate
verb
militate against something counteract, conflict with, contend with, count against, oppose, counter, resist, be detrimental to, weigh against, tell against Her background militates against her. see mitigate
Translations
militate [ˈmɪlɪteɪt] VI to militate against → militar en contra de
militate
vi to militate against/in favour (Brit) or favor (US) of something → für/gegen etw sprechen
militate [ˈmɪlɪˌteɪt] vi to militate against → pregiudicare, essere di ostacolo a
militate [ˈmɪlɪˌteɪt] vi to militate against → pregiudicare, essere di ostacolo a


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Where you frequent a house it may militate very much against a girl's making a desirable settlement in life, and prevent her from accepting offers even if they are made.
Middlemarch by Eliot, George View in context
Referring the examination of the principle itself to another place, as has been already mentioned, it will be sufficient to remark here that, in the sense of the author who has been most emphatically quoted upon the occasion, it would only dictate a reduction of the SIZE of the more considerable MEMBERS of the Union, but would not militate against their being all comprehended in one confederate government.
Federalist Papers Authored by Alexander Hamilton by Hamilton, Alexander View in context
In every other spot the fire must necessarily be oblique, which would seriously militate against the success of the experiment.
From The Earth To The Moon by Verne, Jules View in context
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